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UK light pollution 'causing spring to come a week earlier'
2016-06-29 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Light pollution is causing spring to come at least a week earlier in the UK, a new study has revealed. The report, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found that budburst in trees occurs up to 7.5 days earlier in brighter areas, with later-budding species being more affected. The link between light pollution and changes in animal behaviour has been well documented, but this is the first time its impact specifically on plant phenology has been examined on a national...
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